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This is too simple. A lot of depressed people know that the world is not as bad as they feel but they still feel bad. People with OCD know that the world won’t
by Ididntdothis 7y ago
This is too simple. A lot of depressed people know that the world is not as bad as they feel but they still feel bad. People with OCD know that the world won’t go under if they don’t count the number of traffic lights in the way home but the emotion is still there.
Only people with hardcore mental illness don’t even know that their perception of the world is not correct. Most people know but still can’t do anything about it.
- denverkarma 7y agoI think actually, knowing your perception of the world is not correct is the really hard part, because then you can’t just go through your day comfortably, you have a constant mental struggle against a faulty autopilot. Imagine driving a car with misaligned steering that pulls sharply to one side. You could do it, but it would get tiring, and it would feel dangerous to go on a long road trip because if you lost focus for a minute you could crash. My own experience with mental health issues is that it feels about like that.